This open summit is most spectacularly views from Marcy Dam, Algonquin Peak or Phelps
Mt.. There are two trails over this summit that allowed for a
loop from Heart Lake or Marcy Dam. This loop allows discovering
some very special areas of the Adirondack that are Avalanche Pass
and Avalanche Lake. The Avalanche Pass Trail, which starts from
Marcy Dam, passes throw the narrow Avalanche Pass with its many
hundred feet vertical walls and then follows the Avalanche Lake.
The trail along this narrow lake is at the foot of a vertical
cliff and covered with rocks 8 to 10 feet tall where ladders and
stairs help ease the access. Also along this section, on the
other side stands the impressive Colden Mt. bare rock. The ascent
from Lake Colden is steep and often on bare rock. To return at
Marcy Dam, the L. Morgan Porter Trail (through Lake Arnold) has a
lot of muddy sections but is shorter than the Lake Colden trail.